New coronavirus patient concealed return from JapanThermal scanning is seen in place at Suvarnabhumi airport. A Thai returnee from Japan reportedly has Covid-19 but he initially denied his overseas trip. (Photo by Pornprom Satrabhaya)An elderly man has put 30 staff of B.Care Medical Center in Bangkok's Sai Mai district at risk of contracting the novel coronavirus after denying he had travelled overseas. The following morning a lung expert examined him and asked if he had taken an overseas trip. Media reported that the patient travelled to Hokkaido with his wife and returned on a flight to Thailand last Thursday.

Source: Bangkok Post February 26, 2020 05:25 UTC